Bents Homepage


Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking north, across the Breich Water into West Lothian.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.3km<br/>This stream has seen a marked improvement in water quality. The area is well known for mining and the river shows signs of pollution, but recently the return of fish has been adequate to support a resident heron. A public access footpath runs on the north bank of the river.
©Ian Wilson
Dist:0.4km<br/>Just by the entrance to Blackhill Farm.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.4km<br/>And damaged shed.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.4km<br/>About 350m before it joins the Breich Water.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.4km<br/>Rooftops of Breich beyond Rashiehill,
©Jim Smillie
Dist:0.6km<br/>The sign on the lamppost states 'humps' 1645yds. The number of speed bumps on this stretch of road prompted letters for and against in the local paper.
©Jim Smillie
Dist:0.6km<br/>The main road going through Breich. The name sums up the surrounding land.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.6km<br/>Rashiehill Terrace is the main road through Breich which was a mining village.
©Ian Murfitt
Dist:0.6km<br/>View of the older part of this village which in recent years has extended eastwards making it a surprisingly long village.
©Kevin Rae
Dist:0.6km<br/>The A71 crosses the Woodmuir Burn.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.7km<br/>A ride carrying electricity wires through a young wood.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.7km<br/>This former Mining and Quarrying village lies on the A71 Edinburgh to Kilmarnock Road. The Houses are all on the one side of the Main Road with the Railway lying to the North separated from the village by a Community Woodland.
©Kevin Rae
Dist:0.7km<br/>This public path skirts a small stream and runs down to the Breich water. The banks on the right of the image are tailings from a small mine. On the left is the start of Stoneheap woodlands, part of a 'natural' plantation of native woodland trees, such as dwarf oak, rowan and alder. The area originally produced fireclay then coal. Although considerable reserves remain this is extracted using opencast methods nowadays.
©Ian Wilson
Dist:0.7km<br/>View SW, towards Morningside; ex-NB Bathgate - Morningside line. Bents Station was closed to passengers when service were withdrawn 1/5/30 and to goods on 2/5/55. However the line was evidently still in use when photographed in 9/62, so when it was finally taken up is a mystery -- to me. Does anyone know?
©Ben Brooksbank

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

Members Nearby

Bents Discussion Forum


Places Near Bents

Addiebrownhill • Addiewell • Bathgate • Bathville • Bents • Blackburn • Blaeberryhill • Boghall • Breich • Croftmalloch • East Whitburn • Falside • Fauldhouse • Greenburn • Greenrigg • Guildiehaugh • Hartwood • Leven Seat • Loganlea • Longridge • Mossend • Paulville • Polbeth • Seafield • Stoneyburn • West Calder • Whitburn • Whiteside • Windyknowe • Woolfords Cottages •